Brain freeze
August 30th, 2007 | by TJ |I’m having a bit of trouble with focus today. I need something to write about. Help meh!
Any question you ask, within reason with regards to personal detail, I’ll answer right here. If you ask how tall I REALLY am, I’ll tell you. And if you ask why I will only eat mashed potatoes with a fork, not a spoon, I’ll tell you. If you ask something about physics, I’ll ask Bob, and then I’ll tell you. Or, more likely, make something up.
Hopefully, I will soon snap out of my stupor and delete this post and actually write something vaguely amusing, but for now, I am going to go with the laziness option and hope you give me some ideas.
Update 1: Xeln wants to know, “What happened Wednesday and Thursday and Friday during TJ’s Week of Misbehavior?”
Well, he and I were supposed to go out on Wednesday. That evening, when arranging plans, he was dumb enough to very slowly and obviously get caught Attempting to Date While Married. Thursday, his company called me. Oh wait, it wasn’t it his company. It was his wife. His pregnant wife. His pregnant, crying wife. On Friday, I kicked a puppy.
Update 2: For The Pie: How tall are you? Why will you not eat mashed potatos with a fork only? Does a spork count as a fork or a spoon? Do you like pie?
I’m five feet, two and one half inches. Decidedly average height! Mashed potatoes are for forks only. It’s just how it’s done. Spoons are terrible and useless, and a spork does not count as a fork, because have you seen those things? They’re definitely more spoon than fork. And no, actually, I don’t really like pie. At least, not pie with crust on top. Those non-crust-on-the-top pies, I’ll eat some of those. Like pumpkin pie. Sometimes.
Update 3: Lance – TJ what is your all time favorite movie? and why?
I was trying to think what I usually say to this question, I think my standard answer is probably Say Anything, with John Cusak and Ione Skye. I totally intend on marrying Lloyd Dobler some day, John Cusak’s character. It’s just a really cute, really sweet movie about a guy who could not possibly exist in real life, because he’s too… Lloyd Dobler-y. I enjoy telling people that I believe that kickboxing is the sport of the future, and get a kick out of the reference to the movie in a certain song, the line “Do you care when I tell you, step around that broken glass,” because really, that was just the sweetest thing I’d ever seen, that part in the movie. That only makes sense to girls, though, I think, that it would be so cute that Lloyd would point to the glass on the ground for Diane Court.
Honestly, though? Honestly? Rookie of the Year. I watched it every day for an entire summer. My entire family still quotes it, all the time. I think I probably know the dialogue word for word. And there’s really no good reason for any of this.
Other interesting semi-related note: I love all baseball movies, except for one: Field of Dreams.
Update 4: For Sonovar – What is your character’s name on WoW so I can look at outdated WoW Armory information?
Yeah, the armory does seem to be slow to update. I kept checking it the other day because I wanted to get the screenshot for the Wintersaber rep and had forgotten to do it at home, but it was waaaay behind, still had me in neutral territory. Anyway, my warlock’s name is — oh, look, something shiny has just distracted me!
Update 5: kakalaki!! 1. What is your name? 2. What is your quest? 3. What is your favorite color?
1. TJ! 2. All will be revealed in time! 3. Blue!
4. What is the capital of Assyria? 5. What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
I believe you can find the answers you seek here.
Update 6: Mr. Doogie is wondering:
1) Is the Apocalypse nigh? – Definitely. Have you seen how popular BRK is? Something is up.
2) Would you ever be caught dead in a pink Devils jersey or T-shirt? – Absolutely. I’ve got my standard jersey for around the house (it’s a bit beat up) and I would totally wear something cute and pink out in public – cute and pink, on the condition that it is also sports-related. I’d so totally wear this or this.
3) Am I going to get cut/bitten for revealing your team of choice? – If anyone dares sass me about it, I shall take my wrath out on you.
Update 6a: Ok, this might be a BIT too far. I might like it though. I have to think. I’ll let you know. My birthday is in December. Just so y’all know.
By Xeln on Aug 30, 2007
What happened Wednesday and Thursday and Friday during TJ’s Week of Misbehavior?
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By Xeln on Aug 30, 2007
OK, now I’m confused. How is this TJ’s week of misbehavior? I mean the first couple of days, I can understand, and kicking a puppy… um, you’re TJ, you play a warlock, I think that’s correct behavior. The rest of this week though, specifically Wednesday and Thursday, are Stupid Cheating Bastard’s Days of Ultimate Idiocy. And thanks for the fast response, slow day at work?
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By TJ on Aug 30, 2007
Xeln, I am surely bored. Of course, some of the detail has been left out of the story – it is misbehavior because on Wednesday, I bitched him out, a bit. And on Thursday, when his wife called, pretending at first to be a member of his company and then coming clean, I told her to hold on, called her back from my cellphone, told her everything that had gone on, and then forwarded her all the voicemails (voicemail to text, remember) and the conversations with The Redhead that had gone on that week.
Yeah that’s right!
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By Xeln on Aug 30, 2007
ROFL, and that right there is why we all love you. You’re whatever it is that comes after “The Best”.
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By For The Pie on Aug 30, 2007
How tall are you?
Why will you not eat mashed potatos with a fork only? Does a spork count as a fork or a spoon?
Do you like pie?
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By For The Pie on Aug 30, 2007
5’2″ is average? hrm..
(Bubba from forest gump)pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie, cherry pie, french silk pie….(/bubba from forest gump)
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By TJ on Aug 30, 2007
/shriek
I AM AVERAGE HEIGHT !!
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By Lance on Aug 30, 2007
TJ is average height, 4’11″ is where you get into the below average this coming from an average height person(see TJ’s height). TJ what is your all time favorite movie? and why?
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By For The Pie on Aug 30, 2007
I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen?
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By Sonvar on Aug 30, 2007
What is your character’s name on WoW so I can look at outdated WoW Armory information. I say outdated because mine still shows level 67 and I’ve been 68 for a more than a week and just dinged to 69 last night.
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By Sonvar on Aug 30, 2007
Stupid shiny objects
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By TJ on Aug 30, 2007
Ok ok, in seriousness, my warlock’s name has obviously not been published here or on BRK’s page – in fact, measures have been taken to remove it as necessary. I’ve got my reasons. I hope that no one takes the fact that I’m secretive about it as a challenge to publicize it. I won’t confirm or deny any guesses and I will threaten… ask BRK do the same. If you do happen to do a little digging and discover the name, I would like to politely request* that it be kept to yourself.
THANKS!
*heh, politely request. I kid. I’ll cut you.
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By Sonvar on Aug 30, 2007
From information found here and BRK I think I’ve figured it out and I will respect your wishes* not to mention it.
*For some odd reason I prefer not to be cut.
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By kakalaki on Aug 30, 2007
Answer me these questions three!
1. What is your name?
2. What is your quest?
3. What is your favorite color?
Other questions… if you don’t mind :)
4. What is the capital of Assyria?
5. What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
hehe
~Klaki
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By bob the goat on Aug 30, 2007
1) TJ is not a cutter, she is a biter…and don’t think bite as in nibble, think bite as in snapping turtle crossed with a crocodile.
2) She is only 5’2.5″ if she is wearing a 12″ top hat. She is the only full grown person that could have leftovers from a happy meal. (and by full grown I mean has stopped growing, not is full sized) TJ is to a regular person what a can of Diet coke is to a 2-Liter. She is Travel sized.
3) Seeing as she is going to kill me…anyone have any physics questions? I have about 13 hours to live.
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By bob the goat on Aug 30, 2007
Since #5 id physics-ish, it depends. Assuming you are talking about an African Swallow it is approximatly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles an hour.
Since TJ knows as much about geography as I know about….umm….hair. The four capitals of Assyria were Nineveh, Calah, Ashur, and Khorsabad.
Next.
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By bob the goat on Aug 30, 2007
And to answer your 6th question, 42.
And your 7th question, no, I’m already married…and I don’t even have a pony you sick bastard.
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By TJ on Aug 30, 2007
Bob! Go play on your own blog!
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By Doogie2K on Aug 30, 2007
Okay, so since the NHL is doing all this weird shit to its jerseys, while simultaneously releasing all this stupid-ass pink shit for girls, my questions are:
1) Is the Apocalypse nigh?
2) Would you ever be caught dead in a pink Devils jersey or T-shirt?
3) Am I going to get cut/bitten for revealing your team of choice?
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By kakalaki on Aug 30, 2007
Thanks for the answers, TJ and Bob. If Brave Sir Robin had access to this blog, he wouldn’t have had to endure the Gorge of Eternal Peril.
Now… if you are truely bored, please answer all the following questions on:
http://www.crazythoughts.com/
and put the answers on your blog :)
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By For The Pie on Aug 30, 2007
Bob, you can come and play on my blog, I don’t have many comments. Plus I need to know if I should change pets.
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By Doogie2K on Aug 30, 2007
I guess the tees you linked are okay. But the T-shirt I linked, and that jersey…gah.
/shudder
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By Lance on Aug 30, 2007
Ah Say Anything classic. Now another question will you make a run to Jay and Silent Bobs Secret Stash and buy me something anything?
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By Raybe on Aug 30, 2007
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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By Yardbo (Thunderhorn) on Aug 30, 2007
I have a game worn Devils jersey from Martin Brodeur :) He even signed it for me!
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By Vorian on Aug 30, 2007
your birthday is in December? SWEET!
Where shall i send my gift? Got a PO box?
If not i can send it to a FEDex store, i think they still to that mailbox etc thing.
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By Yardbo (Thunderhorn) on Aug 30, 2007
@Raybe
Try and say toy boat, toy boat, toy boat… 3x fast
I promise it will be one of the hardest tounge twisters you will ever encounter!
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By Someone on Aug 31, 2007
1) “I need something to write about.” – Why?
2) Shouldn’t you be grinding that rep instead? My money’s on you and I would hate see BRK win!
3) (Not a question, just a comment after reading update 1): You’re a really naughty girl!
4) Did you get too harassed in-game before, is that why you don’t say your char name? (Not that I could harass you anyway, being in EU servers!)
4b) If answer to 4 is true, give us an example of what it was like: did you get 20 people chatting you all the time? People trying to follow you around? What?
Just curious, and since you want questions, here you have some… :)
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By bob the goat on Aug 31, 2007
I think I can field this one. TJ uses a add-on called WOW Instant Messenger. It makes a pop up window for all whispers, and once that window is open it is just like using any other IM. The problem is that this window takes up a lot of space. You can play with one conversation going. Two conversations and it takes up too much of the screen. The problem with people stopping in to say hi is that you get what is affectionatly known as the “Wall of purple” every time you log in. WOW stops being a game, and starts being a chat room. The net is the place for chatting, WOW is the place for WTFBBQPEWPEWING
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By kakalaki on Aug 31, 2007
If you really wanted to know TJ’s toon name, it wouldn’t be hard to find out. Just give her some flowers and some platform shoes (so she can reach the sink to fill a vase with water for the flowers :) ) and she’ll tell ya.
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By Ego on Aug 31, 2007
I am 5’3″
And I’d like to point out to everyone in the audience that Wolverine from the X-Men comics was ALSO 5’3″
I would like to see someone make fun of HIS height. And survive. Or finish the sentence.
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By Xeln on Sep 1, 2007
Wolverine’s height was a survival factor. The smaller he is the harder it is to hit him. It also gives him a nice clean shot at the soft under belly of gargantuan evil doers like Sabertooth and Apocolypse.
And didn’t TJ once claim to be Wolverine on her blog? And then try and explain it to her co-workers?
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By ratmaggot on Sep 1, 2007
@ Bob The Goat.
Look in preferences, you can have the chat windows tabbed in one window… makes life much easier.
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By Yaja on Sep 1, 2007
In the immortal words of Sir Mixalot (which Jonathan Coulton covered) “36-24-36? Ha ha, only if she’s 5’3″ ;-)
What other games have/do you play other than WoW?
Pirate or Ninja?
Inside or Outside the box?
Pink? Why Pink?
Ever catch yourself singing to a song you heard ont he radio/iPod/background/elevator only to find that others have cought you too? :D
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By Lady Jess on May 14, 2008
Happy Birthday tj.com!
What is your idea of the perfect day?
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